Question No : 291
Question : Black Spot Funding
Question Date : 29/06/93 Member : Mr BELL To : MINISTER for TRANSPORT and WORKS
With reference to Black Spot Funding listed on page 42 of the 1991-92 Annual Report of the Department of Transport and Works, which projects were funded under -
(a) the original Black Spot 10 Point Plan; and
(b) the additional Black Spot Funding program.
ANSWER
The projects included under the Black Spot Program against the funding detailed in the 1991-92 Department of Transport and Works Annual Report are detailed on following pages -
ORIGINAL BLACK SPOT PROGRAM 1991-92 - $1.7m
1991-92 PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION
AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______NTG Lasseter Highway Shoulder Sealing $ 100 000 Ch 221 to 224 km
NTG Arnhem Highway Shoulder Sealing $ 205 000 (West Jabiru) (206 to 219 km)
NTG Arnhem Highway Shoulder Sealing $ 80 000 (Jabiru East)
NTG Cox Peninsula Shoulder Sealing $ 170 000 Road (0 to 9 km) NTG Roper Highway Curve Delineation $ 190 000
NTG Daly Waters Road Improved Sight $ 190 000 Distance
NTG Buchanan Highway Roadside Fencing $ 145 000 (70 km)
NTG Lasseter Highway Roadside Fencing $ 135 000 (40 km)
NTG Carpentaria Highway Off Road Rest Areas $ 140 000
NTG - Various Northern Road Network Install Seat Belt $ 50 000 Signs
Darwin CC Nightcliff Road Roundabout $ 240 000 Progress Drive Installation
Katherine TC Acacia Drive Intersection $ 15 000 Martin Terrace Channelization
Litchfield SC Hillier Road Street Lighting/ $ 15 000 Girraween Road Channelization
Litchfield SC Hillier Road Street Lighting/ $ 30 000 Whitewood Road Channelization
Tennant Creek TC Peko Road Install Stop Signs $ 3 500 Ambrose Street
1991-92 PROGRAM (Contd) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______
NTG - Various Northern Road Network Road Safety $ 200 000 Enforcement - Police Equipment
NTG - Various Road Safety Council Bicycle Helmet $ 150 000 of NT Promotion
$2 058 500
NOTE: Approved items above the 'Approved limit of funding' to be acquitted against the 1992-93 program allocation.
ONE NATION STATEMENT 1991-92 - $1.2m ______PROJECT DESCRIPTION AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______
NTG - Various Tanami Road Complete Fencing $ 40 000
NTG Berrimah Rd/McMillans Signal Modification/ $1 000 000 Road Stuart Highway Channelization
Alice Springs TC Wills Terrace Traffic Signal/ $ 150 000 Leichhardt Terrace Channelization
$1 190 000
ONE NATION STATEMENT 1992-93 - $2.2m ______
NOTE: 1992-93 approval attached for $3.1315m included both One Nation funding and the Balance of the Black Spot program.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______NTG - Various Victoria River Downs Realignment & Sight $ 80 000 Road Distance
NTG - Various Tanami Road Fencing Both Sides $ 100 000 for 25 km
NTG - Various Central Arnhem Road Seal Single Lane $ 520 000 (30 to 46 km) (Ex Mainoru Road)
NTG - Various Tanami Road Gravel Surface $ 150 000
NTG - Various Larapinta Drive Shoulder Sealing $ 300 000 (To Namatjira Drive (Selected) Turn off)
NTG - Various Roper Highway Fencing (13.5 km) $ 40 000 Stuart Highway
NTG - Various Oenpelli Road Sealing 2 Lanes $ 500 000 Arnhem Highway (3 km) NOTE (a): Oenpelli Road (3 km) initial stage of share funded project (NTG and Commonwealth) for sealing 13 km from Arnhem Highway NTG - Various Ernest Giles Road Improved Sight $ 100 000 (Luritja Road Turn Distance Off to Stuart Highway)
NTG - Various Vanderlin Drive Pavement Widening, $ 650 000 Patterson Street & I/S Channel McMillans Road
NTG - Various Stuart Highway Shoulder Sealing $ 95 000 McMillans Road
Darwin CC Progress Drive Roundabout $ 240 000 Phoenix Street Installation
Darwin CC Manunda Terrace/ Intersection $ 15 000 Kalymnos Drive Channelization Tambling Terrace/ Lee Point Road
ONE NATION STATEMENT 1992-93 - $2.2m (Contd) ______
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AUTHORITY LOCATION TREATMENT APPROVED COST TO PROGRAM ______
Katherine TC Zimmin Drive Intersection $ 23 500 Florina Road Channelization
Katherine TC Maluka Road Improved Street $ 6 000 Acacia Drive Lighting
Jabiru TC Jabiru Drive Intersection $ 12 000 Leichhardt Street Channelization
Litchfield SC Whitewood Road Connect School $ 20 000 Freds Pass Road Bicycle Paths
Alice Springs TC Gregory Terrace Roundabout $ 80 000 Hartley Street Installation
Alice Springs TC Bath Street Roundabout $ 80 000 Parsons Street Installation
NTG - Various Road Safety Police Road Safety $ 120 000 Enforcement Police Equipment
$3 131 500